The Iran Hostage crisis which began during Jimmy Carter's presidency ended the day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Pearl Harbor naval base was established, and Martin Luther King Day was declared a holiday in most states in This Day in History video.n November 4, 1979, the crisis began when militant Iranian students, outraged that the U.S. government had allowed the ousted shah of Iran to travel to New York City for medical treatment, seized the U.S. embassy in Teheran.
Technically speaking, botanists classify the coconut as a drupe, not a nut. A drupe is a fleshy fruit enclosing a hard-shelled stone or seed and composed of an outer, middle, and inner layer. While a nut is a dry fruit consisting of a kernel or seed enclosed in a woody shell.
Coconuts and the Coconut Palm Tree. The Coconut Palm tree is grown throughout the tropical regions, and thrives in sandy soils, abundant sunlight, warm temperatures and high humidity. It is one of the most famous types of Palm trees due to the popularity and widespread use of the coconut fruit.Technically, the coconut is what is called a drupe, a fruit with a fleshy layer-it is not a true nut.The coconut is used in all kinds of ways:t is one of the most famous types of Palm trees due to the popularity and widespread use of the coconut fruit. Technically, the coconut is what is called a drupe, a fruit with a fleshy layer-it is not a true nut. The coconut is used in all kinds of ways: